Foundation / Corporation
Cummings Foundation
09/04/20
01/08/21 5:00 PM
Grants to Massachusetts nonprofit organizations in eligible locations to benefit local communities. Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is intended to support a range of local causes including education, social justice, human services, and healthcare. Applicants should be headquartered in and provide at least 50 percent of their services in the tri-county area of Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk counties. In addition, all funding requests should focus exclusively on operations within the tri-county area.
GrantWatch ID#: 138242
$25,000,000
140
100 organizations will receive grants of $100,000 each (for first-time and returning recipients)
40 organizations will receive 10-year grants ranging from $200,000 to $500,000 each (for returning recipients).
Except for the 10-year grants, most awards are disbursed over two to five years, depending on the size and needs of the organization.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Submit a Letter of Inquiry online:
https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cummings
Joel B. Swets, Executive Director
jbs@cummings.com
781-932-7004
Joyce Vyriotes, Deputy Director
jkv@cummings.com
781-932-7072
Heidi Heinlein, Grants Manager
hkh@cummings.com
781-569-2337
Cummings Foundation
200 West Cummings Park
Woburn, MA 01801
USA: Massachusetts: Middlesex, Essex, and Suffolk counties
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